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Banking, Finance and Insolvency, Company and Commercial, Costs, Court of Protection, Education, Family - Finance, Family - Children, Inquests, Property and Private Client, Sport, Media and Entertainment Law

Simon has a wide practice across civil and employment litigation and family work.

Simon has a wide range of experience in Insolvency Matters acting for both individuals and creditors.

General Commercial litigation – including contract disputes, partnership disputes, Companies Act regulation and shareholder actions.

During the course of his practice Simon has accumulated extensive experience of dealing with costs arguments and regularly represent both paying and receiving parties at cost management hearings and detailed assessments.

Simon is growing his practice in the area of education law and has acted for Local Authorities in employment matters.

He has extensive experience of medium – high net worth cases including those involving business interests.

Simon has also advised in a number of cases involving the recognition of overseas marriages and divorces in the UK and Schedule 1 Children Act cases

Simon has acted in numerous public law cases for local authorities, parents, relatives and children through their guardian. He has a vast experience of representing people with learning difficulties and mental health difficulties, both directly and through the Official Solicitor.

Simon has a wide experience of acting in a wide range of private Children Act cases for parents, relatives and children with party status.

He has experience in Inquest work, in particular acting for interested parties. He has particular expertise in matters touching upon the practices and procedures of mental health and social care professionals.

Simon has considerable experience of acting on behalf of, and advising, Local Authorities and Registered Social Landlords, particularly in the area of anti-social behaviour.

Simon regularly represents private landlords in possession claims, disrepair clams and tenancy deposit schemes.

He acts for both landlords and tenants in commercial property disputes and has experience of dealing with application for renewal of tenancies, forfeiture and wrongful eviction.

Simon undertakes deals with property disputes between unmarried former cohabitants under TLATA 1996.

He also has experience of dealing with applications for financial provision by unmarried parents under Schedule One Children Act 1989.

Simon also accepts instructions for claims under ToLATA in a business context.

Simon read Law at The University of Leicester and undertook the BVC at Manchester Metropolitan University. He was called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn in 2003. He was called to the Legal Profession of New South Wales in 2011.